Masterpiece Makers

He was compelled to capture the constantly changing and atmosphere altering light. The way it cast its beauty on land and water — the way it changed the shades and tones of color in the tiniest of degrees.

He and his “rebel” friends would rock the art establishment of the time and forever revolutionize the world of art!

In this episode, we'll talk about Claude Monet, the “Father of Impressionism”.

He was called "the painter of dancers" but it wasn’t the dancers he wanted to capture—it was the movement. From dancers to horse races to scenes of everyday life, he wanted to paint his subjects in an honest, unguarded moment.

And although he was instrumental in gathering together a group of artists that would come to be known as the Impressionists, he actually despised the name, preferring to associate himself with Realism instead.

In this episode, we're going to learn about Edgar Degas.

He loved the lines and beauty of classical art, yet he wanted to paint that beauty in a modern setting and experiment with his own techniques.

And although he desperately wanted his paintings to be exhibited at the Paris Salon, he was continually rejected. Determined to persevere and create the art that was in him, he inspired a new generation of artists and effectively changed art forever. In this episode, we're going to learn about Édouard Manet.

He was a child prodigy who, at the age of eleven, became the youngest student to enter London's Royal Academy School of Art.

Later he would become one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood shocking the classical art establishment. But eventually he developed his own realistic style of art and became one of the wealthiest artists of his day.

In this episode, we will learn about John Everett Millais.

Join us as we introduce our brand new podcast for Homeschool Art History, Masterpiece Makers. We'll tell you who we are, what our vision for this podcast is, who this podcast is for, the format for each episode, and our timeline for studying the various art eras.